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enHapless romantic? Name a roach after your ex for Valentine'shttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-09/hapless-romantic-name-roach-after-your-ex-valentines
<p>NEW YORK (AP) — The Bronx Zoo has an offer you can't refuse.</p>
<p>This Valentine's Day, name a Madagascar hissing cockroach after your ex — or mother-in-law — or a loved one who's an incredibly good sport.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-09/hapless-romantic-name-roach-after-your-ex-valentines" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-09/hapless-romantic-name-roach-after-your-ex-valentines#commentsFiled onlineNational NewsOdd NewsBronx ZooCockroachesLubbock Avalanche-JournalMadagascar hissing cockroachNew YorkNew YorkNew York CityTechnologyTechnologyThe Bronx ZooThe zooValentine's DayZooZoologyMon, 09 Feb 2015 14:59:23 +0000Staff208428 at http://lubbockonline.comRare monkey eaten by otters in accident at British zoo http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-06/rare-monkey-eaten-otters-accident-british-zoo
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<p>LONDON — A British zoo says an endangered monkey that accidentally fell into a pond was eaten by otters.</p>
<p>Bristol Zoo Gardens say the rare golden lion tamarin monkey, a squirrel-sized species native to Brazil, was climbing on a branch when it fell and became trapped in the otter enclosure last month. The zoo said staff arrived too late to intervene.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-06/rare-monkey-eaten-otters-accident-british-zoo" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-06/rare-monkey-eaten-otters-accident-british-zoo#commentsFiled onlineHeadlinesA British zooAssociated PressBrazilBristolBristolBristol ZooClifton, BristolEnglandLondonOregonOregon ZooQuotationThe zooZoo GardensFri, 06 Feb 2015 23:26:41 +0000Staff208108 at http://lubbockonline.comNYC groundhog Staten Island Chuck says there will be early springhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-02/nyc-groundhog-staten-island-chuck-says-there-will-be-early-spring
<p>NEW YORK — New Yorkers can look forward to an early spring, as Staten Island Chuck did not see his shadow — and avoided the potentially dangerous embrace of Mayor Bill de Blasio.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-02/nyc-groundhog-staten-island-chuck-says-there-will-be-early-spring" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2015-02-02/nyc-groundhog-staten-island-chuck-says-there-will-be-early-spring#commentsFiled onlineNational NewsJONATHAN LEMIREBill de BlasioBill de BlasioCharlotteCultural anthropologyCultureFolkloreforwardGroundhogGroundhog DayGroundhog DayMayorNew YorkNew York CityPerson CareerPunxsutawney PhilPunxsutawney PhilPunxsutawney, PennsylvaniaShubenacadie SamStaten IslandStaten Island ChuckStaten Island ZooTechnologyTechnologyThe zooMon, 02 Feb 2015 16:00:22 +0000JONATHAN LEMIRE207520 at http://lubbockonline.comDonkeys reunited at Polish zoo after controversy over their mating in front of kidshttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-27/donkeys-reunited-polish-zoo-after-controversy-over-their-mating-front-kids
<p>WARSAW, Poland -- Napoleon is now back with his Antosia.</p>
<p>The two amorous donkeys who were separated because of an outcry over their lovemaking have been reunited at a zoo in Poland.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-27/donkeys-reunited-polish-zoo-after-controversy-over-their-mating-front-kids" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-27/donkeys-reunited-polish-zoo-after-controversy-over-their-mating-front-kids#commentsFiled onlineVANESSA GERAAssociated PressdirectorLydia DudziakNapoleonofficialPerson CareerPerson PartyPolandQuotationThe zooThe ZooWarsawSat, 27 Sep 2014 15:39:33 +0000VANESSA GERA191312 at http://lubbockonline.comTexas Komodo dragon gets acupuncture therapyhttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-05/texas-komodo-dragon-gets-acupuncture-therapy
<p>SAN ANTONIO — Texas veterinarians have turned to acupuncture to treat the aching joints of a Komodo dragon at the San Antonio Zoo.</p>
<p>The San Antonio Express News reports (<a href="http://bit.ly/1vV1lJW">http://bit.ly/1vV1lJW</a> ) the 20-year-old reptile named Bubba has received the treatment the past several weeks to treat degenerative bone disease in both knees. The zoo's senior veterinarian says the dragon is receiving acupuncture in addition to traditional medicine to ease his movement.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-05/texas-komodo-dragon-gets-acupuncture-therapy" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-09-05/texas-komodo-dragon-gets-acupuncture-therapy#commentsFiled onlineTexasAcupunctureAlternative medicineContact DetailsElectroacupunctureHealthhttp://bit.ly/1vV1lJWKomodo dragonMedicineSan AntonioSAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSSan Antonio ZooSan Antonio Zoo and AquariumTexasThe zooveterinarianFri, 05 Sep 2014 18:45:10 +0000Staff188438 at http://lubbockonline.comTexas and regionhttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2014-08-25/texas-and-region
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<p>Federal officials at a Houston airport found several ounces of cocaine inside tamales being carried by a man from El Salvador.</p>
<p>A release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection obtained Sunday stated that officers found 7 ounces of cocaine after selecting the 46-year-old man for additional screening at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2014-08-25/texas-and-region" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2014-08-25/texas-and-region#commentsTexasAustin, TexasCocaineCompany LocationDallasDallasDallas ZooDisasterDisasterEl SalvadorGeography of Houston, TexasGeography of TexasGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportHarris County, TexasHoustonHoustonLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalNew YorkPerson CareerQuotationState of Texas Assessments of Academic ReadinessTexasTexasThe Dallas Morning NewsThe zooUnited StatesZookeeperMon, 25 Aug 2014 05:02:02 +0000Staff186866 at http://lubbockonline.comNational Zoo celebrates panda's first birthday http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2014-08-24/national-zoo-celebrates-pandas-first-birthday
<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Zoo in Washington threw a party Saturday in honor of the first birthday of panda cub Bao Bao.</p>
<p>To celebrate, the cub got a cake made from frozen fruit juice and other treats like pears and apples. Bao Bao is only the second panda born at the zoo to survive to her first birthday.</p>
<p>The cub’s only sibling, brother Tai Shan, was born in 2005 and returned to China in 2010. Panda keeper Nicole MacCorkle says Bao Bao has been a different baby from her brother, including a little more standoffish with keepers.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2014-08-24/national-zoo-celebrates-pandas-first-birthday" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/national-news/2014-08-24/national-zoo-celebrates-pandas-first-birthday#commentsNational NewsBao BaoBiologyChinaConservationGiant PandaHuman InterestHuman InterestLing-Ling and Hsing-HsingLubbock Avalanche-JournalMei XiangNicole MacCorklePerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson TravelQuotationSmithsonian National Zoological ParkTai ShanTai ShanThe National ZooThe zooTian TianWASHINGTONZoologySun, 24 Aug 2014 05:38:55 +0000Staff186782 at http://lubbockonline.comBlack bear escapes habitat at South Texas zoo; no one hurthttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-08-05/black-bear-escapes-habitat-south-texas-zoo-no-one-hurt
<p>BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A 220-pound black bear who managed to climb out of a South Texas zoo exhibit took a dip in a pond with some harbor seals before staffers tranquilized him.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-08-05/black-bear-escapes-habitat-south-texas-zoo-no-one-hurt" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-08-05/black-bear-escapes-habitat-south-texas-zoo-no-one-hurt#commentsFiled onlineA zooBrownsvilleBusinessBusinessCynthia GalvanLaborLaborLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalMetroOregonOregon ZooOscarPerson AttributesPerson CareerPorterQuotationSouth TexasspokeswomanTexasThe zooZooTue, 05 Aug 2014 19:29:38 +0000Staff184392 at http://lubbockonline.comSan Diego Zoo performs rare C-section on gorilla who is was distresshttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-03-14/san-diego-zoo-performs-rare-c-section-gorilla
<p>SAN DIEGO — Veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo have performed an operation on a newborn gorilla that was delivered by cesarean section.</p>
<p>The zoo says the 4.6-pound female was born Wednesday but seemed to have breathing problems. On Friday morning, a team fixed a collapsed lung that probably occurred during delivery.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-03-14/san-diego-zoo-performs-rare-c-section-gorilla" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-03-14/san-diego-zoo-performs-rare-c-section-gorilla#commentsFiled onlineBiologyCaesarean sectionDawn ReevesGorillaNeonatologySAN DIEGOSan Diego ZooSan Diego Zoospecialist and an anesthesiologistThe zooZoologySat, 15 Mar 2014 03:15:36 +0000Staff167839 at http://lubbockonline.comDanish zoo kills giraffe to prevent inbreedinghttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-02-09/danish-zoo-kills-giraffe-prevent-inbreeding
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The Copenhagen Zoo killed Marius, its 2-year-old giraffe, and fed its remains to lions on Sunday, ignoring a petition signed by thousands of people and offers from other zoos and a private individual to save the animal, officials said.</p>
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<p>The zoo said it acted to avoid inbreeding among its giraffes in keeping with recommendations by a European association.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-02-09/danish-zoo-kills-giraffe-prevent-inbreeding" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-02-09/danish-zoo-kills-giraffe-prevent-inbreeding#commentsFiled onlineAnimal welfareBiologyCOPENHAGENDenmarkEuropean Association of Zoos and AquariaEuropean Endangered Species ProgrammePaignton ZooPerson CareerQuotationspokesmanThe Copenhagen ZooThe zooTobias Stenbaek BroUS Federal ReserveZooZoologySun, 09 Feb 2014 16:37:08 +0000Staff164111 at http://lubbockonline.comDallas Zoo welcomes 2 male cheetah cubs ... and a black Labrador retriever puppy http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-09-06/dallas-zoo-welcomes-2-male-cheetah-cubs-and-black-labrador-retriever-puppy
<p>DALLAS — Two male cheetah cubs have joined the Dallas Zoo population. Zoo officials have marked the occasion by providing them with a puppy.</p>
<p>The 8-week-old feline brothers, Winspear and Kamau, were born July 8 at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Va.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-09-06/dallas-zoo-welcomes-2-male-cheetah-cubs-and-black-labrador-retriever-puppy" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-09-06/dallas-zoo-welcomes-2-male-cheetah-cubs-and-black-labrador-retriever-puppy#commentsFiled onlineAssociated PressCheetahDallasDallas ZooDallas ZooFauna of AfricaFront RoyalKamauLabrador RetrieverOregon ZooPerson AttributesPerson LocationSmithsonianSmithsonian Conservation Biology InstituteThe zooThe ZooVirginiaFri, 06 Sep 2013 13:26:30 +0000Staff147718 at http://lubbockonline.comAnimal-loving relative runs Caldwell Zoo in Tylerhttp://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-06-12/animal-loving-relative-runs-caldwell-zoo-tyler
<p>TYLER — Continuing the legacy of the Caldwell Zoo with hard work, dedication and clear vision has been the drive for Hayes Caldwell, who this month celebrates 50 years of his devotion to the facility.</p>
<p>“I have been blessed to be on this journey for 50 years. You can’t make this stuff up. I keep pinching myself because it doesn’t seem like 50 years,” said Caldwell.</p>
<p>The Tyler Morning Telegraph reported Caldwell was only 14 in 1963 when he took on a zoo job that paid him about a quarter a day to clean cages, mow grass and stock the soda machine.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-06-12/animal-loving-relative-runs-caldwell-zoo-tyler" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/texas/2013-06-12/animal-loving-relative-runs-caldwell-zoo-tyler#commentsTexasBELEN CASILLASBusinessBusinessCaldwell ZooCaldwell ZooDavid Kingexecutive directorGeography of TexasHayes CaldwellKingLaborLaborLawLawPerson AttributesPerson CareerPerson EducationQuotationSmith County, TexasTexasTexasThe zooThe ZooTyler Morning TelegraphTyler, TexasZooWed, 12 Jun 2013 05:28:47 +0000BELEN CASILLAS137960 at http://lubbockonline.comBorn wild! Mom gives birth to baby girl with help of zookeepers at upstate New York zoo http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-12-09/born-wild-mom-gives-birth-baby-girl-help-zookeepers-upstate-new-york-zoo
<p>SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York zoo got a surprise visit from the stork.</p>
<p>A woman gave birth on a wildlife path at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse on Friday, delivering her baby girl with the help of zookeepers not far from the bear exhibit.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-12-09/born-wild-mom-gives-birth-baby-girl-help-zookeepers-upstate-new-york-zoo" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-12-09/born-wild-mom-gives-birth-baby-girl-help-zookeepers-upstate-new-york-zoo#commentsFiled onlineAssociated PressContact DetailsEducationEducationhttp://bit.ly/VuZLHvLiz SchmidtNew YorkNew YorkNew YorkOnondaga County, New YorkOther zooPerson CareerRosamond Gifford ZooRosamond Gifford ZooSyracuseThe Post-StandardThe zooThe ZooYork zooSun, 09 Dec 2012 06:13:45 +0000Staff116768 at http://lubbockonline.comPolice arrest 22-year-old man on grand theft charges after monkey dies at Idaho zoohttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-19/police-arrest-22-year-old-man-grand-theft-charges-after-monkey-dies-idaho
<p>BOISE, Idaho — Police arrested a 22-year-old man Monday after a monkey at the Boise zoo was found dead over the weekend, shortly after a zoo security guard frightened away two intruders.</p>
<p>Michael J. Watkins, of Weiser, Idaho, was arrested on felony burglary and grand theft charges in Washington County, Idaho, where he was being held Monday night.</p>
<p>A citizen's tip led police to Watkins after identifying a hat found in the monkey's enclosure as similar to one Watkins was wearing the night of the break-in, Boise Police Chief Michael Masterson said.</p>
<p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-19/police-arrest-22-year-old-man-grand-theft-charges-after-monkey-dies-idaho" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-19/police-arrest-22-year-old-man-grand-theft-charges-after-monkey-dies-idaho#commentsFiled onlineREBECCA BOONE and JOHN MILLERAnimal welfareArrestAssociated PressBiologyBOISEBoise zoodirectorHuman InterestHuman InterestIdahoMichael J. WatkinsMichael MastersonPatas monkeyPerson CareerPerson LocationPolice ChiefQuotationsecurity guardSteve BurnsThe zooUSDWASHINGTONWeiserZooZoologyTue, 20 Nov 2012 04:58:48 +0000REBECCA BOONE and JOHN MILLER114449 at http://lubbockonline.comMonkey dies from blunt force trauma to head, neck after 2 men break into Idaho zoohttp://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-17/monkey-dies-blunt-force-trauma-head-neck-after-2-men-break-idaho-zoo
<p>BOISE, Idaho — A break-in at Zoo Boise early Saturday left a Patas monkey dead from blunt force trauma to the head and neck and police were analyzing blood found at the scene to determine if it came from the monkey or one of two human intruders.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-17/monkey-dies-blunt-force-trauma-head-neck-after-2-men-break-idaho-zoo" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2012-11-17/monkey-dies-blunt-force-trauma-head-neck-after-2-men-break-idaho-zoo#commentsFiled onlineKEITH RIDLERAssociated PressBiologyBOISEcentral AfricadirectorFloridaIdahoLowry Park ZooPatas monkeyPerson CareerPerson LocationPrimateQuotationSahara desertsecurity guardSteve BurnsThe zooThe ZooveterinarianZooZoo BoiseZoo BoiseZoologySun, 18 Nov 2012 04:37:47 +0000KEITH RIDLER114190 at http://lubbockonline.com